The Capital

After a few hours, they had finally arrived at the next village. Looking at each other, Penny and Kai hesitantly said," We have a problem. We don't have enough money to restock our supplies. We still need 10 more copper coins." " I have some coins but I'm not sure if I have enough or not." said Rin as she pulled out her coins in her pocket. There was only 3 copper coins. Kai said," We'll be needing 7 more. Where can we earn them?"

Rin, coming up with a solution, asked," What are your talents? We can use them and maybe get money." Penny replied," Well, I can dance a little. And Kai here can maybe find some work in an inn or shop." Rin, taking charge, said," Okay then, first, we need to find Kai a job. Then, Penny and I can do a little performance." " Let's do this!" cheered the siblings.

After that, they went around asking for a job. They mostly went to inns and dining places( idk the right word for it 😅) as Penny had said that they had experience being a waitress/waiter. As they went around, they finally found a dining place which was short of a hand. Kai went in and tried to get the job but he was told that he was too young to work. Angry, Kai said," I have experience and age doesn't matter" folding his arms," I can work here and I won't complain." " Fine but don't quit half way. You start tomorrow. Be sure to be early." said the manager.

Leaving the place, they sat down exhausted on the grass, near their cart but a little far from the village. They slept under the stars that night after eating dinner. The next day, Kai had gone to work when Rin and Penny woke up. Getting up, they ate breakfast and started towards the village. When they were at the village center, Rin begin to sing while Penny was dancing. However, no one gave any coins as they had thought that the singing was better without the dance as they didn't match. As evening fell, only Kai had earned money but he only gets a copper per day. Thinking hard, Rin asked Penny," Can you do like ummm a rhythm. Then, maybe we can get some money," "Hmmm, you maybe right. But I don't know how to play any instruments and the only sound that I can make is by banging a barrel." Thinking, Rin replied," Perhaps you just need to feel the rhythm? Then, just bang the barrel whenever you feel like it. I think. Maybe?" Penny, enthusiastic, replied," Let's give it a try!"

The next day, Penny got out an empty barrel which they used to store fruits in, from the cart. Rin helped Penny bring it to the village center. Trying again, Rin sang while Penny banged the barrel. This time, some onlookers threw some copper coins in front of them. By the evening they had gained 7 copper coins plus the one that Rin had. They repeated the same thing for another 2 days and finally had enough money. After buying the supplies, they had 3 copper left. So they gave a copper coin to each person.

After four days, they were back on the road.

Finally, after about a week, Rin, Penny, Kai and Hero arrived at the capital. It was not like what Rin had imagined. There were many shops, alleys, big houses and many, many people. Seeing the amount of people, Rin felt worried. Her plan was going to the capital and find Laurance to get help. But how could she find him with so many people around? Rin looked at Penny and Kai. She felt ashamed as she asked," Hey, ummmm I know this will sound weird but could you let me stay at your place for a while? It might take me a while to find the person that I was looking for."

Penny and Kai looked at each other. Then, Kai said, " Of course you can. But you have to work to stay at our place." Hearing this, Rin's face lit up but she doesn't know what work she could take." Thank you!" said a smiling Rin.

And so over the next few days, Rin worked as a waitress in the morning and looked for Laurance during the afternoon. At first, Rin was making mistakes in her job. She would either bring the food/drink to the wrong table or accidentally spill the food or drink. But slowly, she started to get used to it and now she would no longer make mistakes. After eating lunch, Rin and Hero went looking for Laurance. They would cover small areas as there was a lot of people and they had to look at everyone there. However, like her job, Rin slowly covered more ground as she got used to it.

After a few days, Rin and Hero was walking through an empty alley when they saw someone running towards them. The person was wearing a hood so their face could not be seen. They bumped onto Rin and soon left. However, the funny thing was that Hero did not growl at the stranger or give any warning. Instead, he barked at them in a friendly way. Rin didn't notice this until she thought about it later on. She was disappointed at the missed opportunity.

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